US9009737B2 - Apparatus and method of terminal for providing file system function - Google Patents

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US9009737B2
US9009737B2 US13/713,093 US201213713093A US9009737B2 US 9009737 B2 US9009737 B2 US 9009737B2 US 201213713093 A US201213713093 A US 201213713093A US 9009737 B2 US9009737 B2 US 9009737B2
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  • the present invention relates to a method for operating a terminal and the terminal thereof. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method of operating a command in two applications.
  • a file system function provided from outside of an Operating System has been developed that is incorporated into the Operating System.
  • an external application program requests use of a file system
  • the request is transferred to an actual file system such as Extended File System 3 (EXT3), NT File System (NTFS), File Allocation Table (FAT32), etc. via a Virtual File System (VFS) inside kernel and processed.
  • EXT3 Extended File System 3
  • NTFS NT File System
  • FAT32 File Allocation Table
  • VFS Virtual File System
  • a File System in, for example, Userspace also allows a file system provided by an application program to be processed in the lower VFS, so that an application program that uses the file system may use obtain access via a standard input/output interface.
  • FUSE Userspace
  • the terminal was able to transfer the specific command received from the first application to the second application only when the second application is being executed. In other words, only when the second application is executed, the terminal was able to receive and execute the relevant command. Therefore, in order to utilize a file system, an application program that provides a relevant file system function needed to be executed in advance.
  • An aspect of the present invention is to address at least some of the above-mentioned problems and/or disadvantages and to provide at least the advantages described below. Accordingly, an exemplary aspect of the present invention is to provide an apparatus and a method for allowing a user to easily obtain access to a file system when needed, in which the file system is provided via an application program from the outside of an operating system.
  • Another exemplary aspect of the present invention is to provide an apparatus and a method for allowing a user to set an operating point of an application program providing a file system, thereby improving user convenience.
  • a method for operating a terminal includes receiving by a controller a specific command from a first application, transferring by a kernel of an Operating System being executed by the controller of the terminal the received specific command to a second application for data processing regardless of whether or not the second application is being executed and receiving an execution result of the specific command from the second application and providing the execution result to the first application to execute a function of the terminal, wherein the first application operates outside of the Operating System of the terminal.
  • an apparatus a terminal includes a non-transitory storage, one or more processors being configured with machine executable code to provide, an On Demand File System Manager Module for receiving a specific command from a first application, transferring the received specific command to a second application regardless of whether the second application is being executed, and receiving an execution result of the specific command from the second application and an On Demand File System Interface Module for providing an interface common to the second application and the On Demand File System Manager Module so that the second application is operable, wherein the first application operates outside of an Operating System of the terminal, and a kernel of the Operating System provides an interface between a Virtual File System (VFS) and the controller of the terminal.
  • VFS Virtual File System
  • the second application comprises an application providing a file system function.
  • the specific command comprises at least one of a command for reading a specific file and a command for storing the specific file in the storage.
  • Still another exemplary aspect of the present invention is to provide an apparatus and a method for providing information as to whether an external file system operates by allowing a terminal to display a separate indicator.
  • FIG. 1A is basic overview of the operation of a kernel with regard to the bridge between applications and data processing;
  • FIG. 1B is a block diagram illustrating an entire construction of a terminal providing a file system function according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 1C is a block diagram illustrating a terminal providing a file system function according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention
  • FIGS. 2A and 2B illustrate examples of setting a file system function according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention
  • FIGS. 3A and 3B illustrate examples of selecting an application for which a file system function is to be set according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention
  • FIGS. 4A and 4B illustrate examples of selecting an application for performing a file system function in the case where a plurality of applications providing a file system function are set according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention
  • FIGS. 5A , 5 B, and 5 C illustrate examples of setting an execution state of a file system function according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention
  • FIGS. 6A and 6B illustrate examples of an indicator operation displaying whether a file system function is provided according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a sequence for operating a terminal providing a file system function according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • GLIBC An implementation of the C standard library which defines the system calls' and other basic facilities such as open, malloc, printf, exit, and has been “forked” with regard to Linux software by the Linux kernel developers and, more particularly GNU.
  • GLIBC is used in systems that run many different kernels and different hardware architectures. Its most common use is in systems using the Linux kernel on x86 hardware, however, officially supported hardware includes: x86, Motorola 680x0, DEC Alpha, PowerPC, ETRAX CRIS, s390, and SPARC, and can be used in small devices such as mobile terminals.
  • Kernel A basic central component of a majority of operating systems that is a bridge between applications and the actual data processing, the kernel manages computer resources and permits different programs to run and use such resources, such as central processing unit (CPU), memory, and input/output devices so as to permit the execution of applications and provide support, by setting up address space for an application, loading the file containing the application's code into memory, set up a program stack and start execution of the program via branching.
  • CPU central processing unit
  • Virtual File System an interface between a kernel and actual file system permits local and network storage devices that is transparent to a user.
  • FIG. 1A provides an overview of the operation of a kernel as a bridge between applications and the hardware performing the actual data processing.
  • a kernel manages system resources between the applications and the hardware.
  • items such as the Virtual File System (VFS) and a File System in Userspace (FUSE) can operate as an interface between the kernel and the actual file system.
  • VFS Virtual File System
  • FUSE File System in Userspace
  • FIG. 1B is a block diagram illustrating an entire construction of a terminal providing a file system function according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • These applications comprise machine executable code loaded into hardware such as a processor or microprocessor, and are loaded from non-transitory machine readable medium(s).
  • the second application 101 comprises an application providing a file system function.
  • the file system providing the file system function denotes a system for storing or organizing files so that a user may easily find and access a file or a material in a computer. More specifically, the file system generally denotes managing a physical location of a file using locally attached storage device such as, for example a hard disk or a CD-ROM but may include access means to remote storage on a file server via a client performing a network protocol over a LAN, WAN, etc., and a method with access means in a virtual form.
  • the file system includes a plurality of layers such as a storage device, an input/output control, a basic file system, a file organize module, and a virtual file system. Therefore, the file system is operable with various types of storage devices such as a hard disk, a CD-ROM drive, a flash memory, etc., and a plurality of file systems may be used for one system.
  • the second application 101 of the present invention is an application loaded into storage 142 (see FIG. 1C ) of the terminal 100 b and executed by a processor to provide a file system function and executes a specific command requested by a first application 104 .
  • the first application is typically arranged outside of the Operating System of the terminal, and may access the Operating System for the terminal.
  • the terminal allows a File System in Userspace (FUSE) 107 to receive the specific command via the GLIBC 105 and a Virtual File System (VFS) 106 .
  • FUSE File System in Userspace
  • VFS Virtual File System
  • the specific command received by the FUSE 107 is transferred to the second application 101 via an On Demand File System (ON-DEMAND FS) Manager Module 103 and an On Demand File System Interface Module 108 .
  • the second application 101 that has received the specific command executes the relevant command and transfers a feedback thereof to the first application 104 in the order opposite to the above-described sequence.
  • FIG. 1C provides a block diagram illustrating a terminal providing a file system function according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • the terminal may include a controller 139 , a communication module 144 , an input unit 148 , an output unit 146 , and a non-transitory storage 142 .
  • the controller 139 which includes a processor or microprocessor loaded with machine executable code, controls an overall operation of the terminal.
  • the controller 139 may include an On Demand File System Manager Module, an On Demand File System Interface Module, an Application Manager Module, a Package Manager Module, and a Graphic Library Module.
  • the terminal was able to transfer the specific command received from the first application to the second application only when the second application is executed. In other words, in the conventional art, only when the second application is executed, the terminal was able to receive and execute the relevant command.
  • the terminal can transfer the specific command received from the first application 104 to the second application 101 regardless of whether the second application 101 providing the file system function is executed.
  • the terminal may receive an execution state (status) of the second application from a user and transfer the specific command received from the first application 104 to the second application 101 even when the second application 101 is not currently being executed so as to receive an execution result of the relevant command from operation of the second application 101 .
  • the present invention may function such that the second application 101 is always being executed, or may function such that the second application 101 is automatically executed only when execution of the second application 101 is needed/required, and/or may function such that a user inputs a selection as to whether or not to execute the second application, even when execution of the second application 101 is needed/required.
  • the reason for the different settings is because since a file system service requires a relatively significant data communication generally and constantly uses a device resource such as a CPU, RAM, a battery, etc., it is not preferable to set such that the second application 101 is always executed.
  • a Package Manager Module 102 reads information of the second application 101 from the second application 101 .
  • the information of the second application 101 is defined as information includes at least one of an ID of the second application, an encryption related information of the second application, and a function of the second application. More specifically, when the second application 101 is installed in the terminal, the Package Manager Module 102 reads information regarding one or more of the ID of the second application, the encryption related information of the second application, and the function of the second application and stores the same. After the reading of information, the Package Manager Module 102 transfers the stored information of the second application to the On Demand File System Manager Module 103 .
  • Another function of the Package Manager Module 102 is to store an execution state of the second application input by a user. More specifically, in the case where the terminal receives a command that instructs to always execute the second application, or a command that instructs to automatically execute the second application when the execution of the second application is necessary, or a command for receiving whether to execute the second application whenever execution of the second application is needed (from a user), each execution state is stored in the Package Manager Module 102 . Therefore, the Package Manager Module 102 performs each operation depending on the execution state of the second application set by the user. As an additional function, the Package Manager Module 102 identifies whether or not the file system function is included in the second application 101 .
  • the Package Manager Module 102 can read the information of the second application and utilize the second application to identify whether or not the file system function is included in the relevant application.
  • the On Demand File System Manager Module 103 receives a specific command requested by first application 104 from the File System in Userspace (FUSE) 107 and transfers the specific command to the second application 101 via the On Demand File System Interface Module 108 . More specifically, the On Demand File System Manager Module 103 that has received the specific command from the FUSE detects an execution state of the second application, and when the second application 101 is being executed, immediately transfers the specific command to the second application 101 via the On Demand File System Interface Module 108 . However, when the second application 101 is not being executed, the On Demand File System Manager Module 103 transfers to an Application Manager Module 109 a command for operating the second application 101 . Subsequently, the Application Manager Module 109 that has received the command for executing the second application 101 from the On Demand File System Manager Module 103 operates the second application 101 .
  • FUSE File System in Userspace
  • the second application 101 is executed to perform a relevant command, and a result of performing the command is fed back to the first application 104 again in a process opposite to the above-described process. That is, the second application 101 performs the specific command requested by the first application and the execution result is fed back to the first application 104 again via the On Demand File System Interface Module 108 , the On Demand File System Manager Module 103 , the FUSE 107 , the VFS 106 , and the glibc 105 .
  • the first application 104 is an application corresponding to an application program and transfers a specific command to the terminal.
  • the first application 104 transfers the specific command to the terminal, but the terminal does not request an Operating System inside the terminal to process the command received from the first application 104 and transfers the specific command to the second application 101 providing that the file system function exists outside of the Operating System. Therefore, according to an exemplary aspect of the present invention, the terminal does not request the internal Operating System to process the specific command received from the first application 104 but receives an execution result of the relevant command from the second application existing outside the Operating System, so that the terminal may easily find and access a file or a material.
  • the glibc 105 and the VFS 106 are standardized interfaces existing outside and inside of the terminal, respectively.
  • the glibc 105 and the VFS 106 are interfaces for transferring the specific command received from the first application 104 to the FUSE 107 .
  • the FUSE 107 is a kernel that can be stacked on a Unix or similar type of operating system. More specifically, when the FUSE 107 is used, a user who does not have a right as an operating system may make a file system of his own even without editing a kernel code. In other words, the FUSE 107 connects an actual kernel interface with a user interface so that the user interface may execute a file system code. In the present invention, when the terminal receives a specific command from the first application 104 , the FUSE 107 transfers the command to the second application 101 that can perform the relevant command. Preferably, not only the FUSE 107 but also an INOTY may perform the role.
  • the On Demand File System Interface Module 108 comprises an interface disposed between the On Demand File System Manager Module 103 and the second application 101 and connecting the On Demand File System Manager Module 103 with the second application 101 .
  • the Application Manager Module 109 operates the second application 101 . More specifically, when the second application is not currently being executed, the Application Manager Module 109 receives a command for operating the second application 101 from the On Demand File System Interface Module 108 to execute the second application 101 .
  • a Graphic Library Module 110 can provide a user interface for receiving various sets of information. For example, in the case where the user sets the terminal to receive whether or not to execute the second application whenever execution of the second application is needed with respect to an execution state of the second application, the Graphic Library Module 110 displays to the user whether to execute the second application via a display unit of the terminal whenever execution of the second application is needed.
  • FIG. 2A is a view illustrating an example of setting a file system function according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • various applications stored in the terminal are displayed on a display 146 .
  • a message asking whether or not to set the file system function is displayed on the display unit of the terminal as illustrated in FIG. 2A .
  • the user inputs a command for setting the file system function into the display unit 146 , the file system function is set.
  • the command can be input either by the input unit 148 , or if the display 146 is a touch screen 148 , then directly through the display.
  • the file system preferably comprises a system for storing and organizing a file so that a computer may easily find and access the file or material. More particularly, the file system generally comprises a managing of a physical location of a file using an actual material store device such as a hard disk or a CD-ROM but may include a method for providing an access to a material on a file server via a client performing a network protocol and a method where only an access means in a virtual form exists.
  • the file system includes a plurality of layers such as, for example, a storage device, an input/output control, a basic file system, a file organize module, and a virtual file system.
  • the file system may support various storage devices that include but are in no way limited to examples such as a hard disk, a CD-ROM drive, a flash memory, etc.
  • a plurality of file systems may be used for one system.
  • the present invention installs at least one application providing the file system function in the terminal, and when an application requests the terminal to perform a specific command, the application providing the file system function executes the relevant command. Therefore, since a file or material may be easily found and accessed compared to the case where the operating system inside the terminal performs the specific command, the efficiency of the device improves.
  • FIG. 2B is a view illustrating an example of setting a file directory for which the file system function is to be used according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • a file directory for which the file system function is to be used is selected. More specifically, contents for which the file system function is to be used are selected among various contents stored in the terminal.
  • a specific file stored in a drive “d” of the terminal is moved to an application providing the file system function, so that in the case where an application calls for the specific file to be moved to the application providing the file system function, and the specific file is called using the application providing the file system function. For example, as illustrated in FIG.
  • the terminal does not call the file call for the file 3 via the drive “d” of the terminal but transfers a call command to the application where the file 3 is actually stored. Therefore, according to the present invention, the user may more easily find and access a file or material compared to the case where the operating system inside the terminal performs the specific command (as in the conventional art), so that the operation can be faster and efficiency improves as a result.
  • FIG. 3A is a view illustrating an example of selecting an application for which a file system function is to be set according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • the user when a user sets the file system function and selects a directory of a file for which the file system function is to be used, the user typically selects an application to which the file system function is to be set.
  • the user should select an application to which the file system function is to be installed among various applications installed in the terminal For example, assuming that the user selects the file system function and selects a file called a “file 3 ” stored in a directory called Media of a drive “d” of the terminal as a directory for which the file system function is to be used, the user selects an application for storing the file called the “file 3 ” from the drive d of the terminal. For example, in FIG.
  • a message for selecting an application for storing the file 3 is displayed on the display unit of the terminal.
  • At least one application displayed on the display unit of the terminal comprises an application for storing the file called the file 3 to provide the file system function. Therefore, the user may select an application for storing the file of the “file 3 ” to provide the file system function.
  • FIG. 3A illustrates selecting an “application 2 ” from among a plurality of applications, and the selected application 2 may provide the file system function with respect to the file 3 .
  • the user may select two or more applications for providing the file system function depending on the user's setting.
  • FIG. 3B illustrates an example where two applications have been selected as applications for providing the file system function. Therefore, the user may set a selection of a plurality of applications so that the plurality of applications may provide the file system function to specific contents stored in the terminal.
  • FIGS. 4A and 4B illustrate examples of selecting an application for performing a file system function in the case where a plurality of applications providing a file system function are set according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 4B illustrates an exemplary embodiment of selecting one of them. For example, suppose that a user has selected an “application 2 ” and an “application 4 ” as applications for which the file system function is to be set with respect to a file called a “file 3 ”.
  • the terminal retrieves both the application 2 and the application 4 as a result of retrieving applications in which the file 3 is stored.
  • the terminal that has retrieved the two applications providing the file system function displays a message saying that two applications have been retrieved as applications in which the file 3 is stored on the display unit of the terminal as illustrated in FIG. 4A .
  • the terminal displays a message for selecting an application for performing the file system function desired.
  • a message for selecting one of the application 2 and the application 4 providing the file system function with respect to the file 3 is displayed.
  • the user may select one of the application 2 and the application 4 to call the file of the file 3 using the application 2 .
  • the terminal may call for the file 3 from the application 2 to feed back the file 3 to the application that has called for the file 3 .
  • the terminal may easily find and access a file or material using an application providing the file system function compared to the case where an operating system inside the terminal performs the specific command.
  • FIGS. 5A , 5 B, and 5 C illustrate examples of setting an execution state of a file system function according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • the execution state of the file system function denotes setting an execution state of an application providing the file system function.
  • the present invention proposes in this exemplary aspect three execution states including: (1) a state of always executing an application providing the file system function, (2) a state of automatically executing an application only when execution of the application is needed, and (3) a state of receiving whether to execute an application whenever execution of the application is needed.
  • FIG. 5A illustrates an example of setting a prompt to always execute an application providing the file system function. More specifically, after setting the file system function, the inputting of a directory of a file for which the file system function is to be used, and selecting an application for which the file system function is to be set, a message for inputting an execution state of the file system function is displayed on the display unit of the terminal.
  • the user may select the Always portion from among execution states displayed on the display unit of the terminal to allow the file system function to be always executed.
  • FIG. 5B illustrates an exemplary embodiment of setting to receive whether to execute an application whenever execution of the application providing the file system function is necessary.
  • a message for receiving an execution state of the file system function is displayed on the display unit of the terminal.
  • the user may select a Pop-up portion from among execution states displayed on the display unit of the terminal to set to always execute the file system function.
  • FIG. 5C illustrates an example of setting to automatically execute an application only when execution of the application providing the file system function is needed, thereby saving system resources.
  • a message for receiving an execution state of the file system function is displayed on the display unit of the terminal.
  • a user may set to select Automatic portion among execution states displayed on the display unit of the terminal and execute the file system function only when needed.
  • the terminal may transfer a specific command transferred from an application to an application providing the file system function only when the application providing the file system function is being executed.
  • the terminal may receive and execute the relevant command only when the application providing the file system function is being executed.
  • the terminal may transfer the specific command transferred from an application to the application providing the file system function regardless of whether the application providing the file system function is executed.
  • the terminal receives an execution state of the application providing the file system function from a user, transfers a specific command transferred from an application to the application providing the file system function even when the application is not being executed, and receives an execution result of the relevant command from the application providing the file system function.
  • FIGS. 6A and 6B illustrate examples of an indicator operation displaying whether a file system function is provided according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • a user may determine that the present terminal is a terminal providing the file system function via an indicator 601 illustrated in FIG. 6A .
  • the terminal may represent that the present terminal is the terminal providing the file system function by displaying the indicator on its one side. Also, the terminal may represent that the terminal currently provides the file system function via an indicator 602 illustrated in FIG. 6B . Therefore, a user may determine the indicator provided to one side of the terminal to determine whether the present terminal provides the file system function and whether the present terminal currently provides the file system function.
  • Table 1 represents an example of installation information of an application providing the file system function according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • ⁇ Id>Ow1kv60dix/ ⁇ Id> on 3rd line represents an ID of an application providing the file system function.
  • ⁇ Secret>4B659A055E80B77EE8834CB0FBD1B8625 ⁇ /Secret> on 4th line represents encryption related information.
  • ⁇ Name>ALLSHARE ⁇ /Name> on 8th line represents the function of an application providing the file system function.
  • FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating an exemplary sequence for operating a terminal providing a file system function according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • an application providing the file system function in a terminal 701
  • the application may already have been stored in the terminal, and the application could be pre-loaded software or a download upon a user activating new terminal.
  • the file system denotes a system for storing or organizing a file so that a computer may easily find and access a file or material.
  • the file system generally denotes managing a physical location of a file using an actual material store device such as a hard disk, or a CD-ROM, Flash, optical, magneto-optical, etc., but may include a method for providing an access to a material on a file server via a client performing a network protocol and a method where only an access means in a virtual form exists.
  • the file system preferably includes a plurality of layers such as a storage device, an input/output control, a basic file system, a file organize module, and a virtual file system. Therefore, the file system may support various storage devices such as a hard disk, a CD-ROM drive, a flash memory, etc., and a plurality of file systems may be used for one system.
  • steps 702 - 707 can be performed automatically without user intervention by controller 139 .
  • the second application providing the file system function has been installed previously, pre-loaded by the manufacturer, or just installed, and then a specific command is received from the second application. More specifically, when the first application requests the terminal to transfer the specific command, the terminal does not transfer the specific command to the inside of the operating system of the terminal but transfers (i.e. redirects) the command to the FUSE via the GLIBC and the VFS in order to transfer the command to the second application located outside the operating system. After that, the FUSE that has received the specific command from the first application transfers the relevant command to the On Demand File System Manager Module.
  • the On Demand File System Module that has received the specific command from the first application determines whether or not the second application is being executed. More specifically, the terminal can transfer the specific command received from the first application to the second application only when the second application providing the file system function is being executed.
  • the present invention has an advantage of transferring a specific command received from the first application to the second application regardless of whether the application providing the file system function is being executed when (or even while) the specific command is received.
  • the On Demand File System Manager Module determines whether or not the second application is being executed and determines the second application is being executed, at ( 704 ) the On Demand File System Manager Module transfers the specific command to the second application. More specifically, when the On Demand File System Manager Module determines the second application is being executed, the On Demand File System Manager Module transfers the specific command received from the first application to the second application via the On Demand File System Interface Module.
  • the second application performs the specific command received from the On Demand File System Interface Module.
  • the second application stores the specific file received from the first application in the second application.
  • the On Demand File System Manager Module that has transferred the specific command to the second application receives an execution result of the specific command from the second application. More specifically, the On Demand File System Manager Module receives the execution result of the specific command executed by the second application via the On Demand File System Interface Module. For example, in the case where the specific command received from the first application is a command for reading a specific file, the second application transfers the specific file stored in the second application to the On Demand File System Manager Module via the On Demand File System Interface Module.
  • the present invention can be performed with many variations.
  • the command is a read command
  • a copy of the file could be provided to the On Demand File System Manager rather than a transfer of the file.
  • the second application may include a pointer that indicates where the file was transferred to so that it can be subsequently accessed.
  • the pointer could be in addition to any allocation table that may be kept by the file system.
  • the On Demand File System Manager Module that has received the execution result of the specific command from the second application transfers the execution result to the first application. More specifically, the On Demand File System Manager Module that has received the execution result of the specific command from the second application transfers the execution result of the specific command to the first application via the FUSE, the VFS, and the GLIBC.
  • the terminal may then execute the second application. More specifically, the On Demand File System Module that has received the specific command from the first application determines whether the second application is currently being executed, and when determining the second application is not being executed, the On Demand File System Manager Module transfers a command for executing the second application to an Application Manager Module. After that, the On Demand File System Manager Module executes the second application.
  • the On Demand File System Manager Module can receive a specific command from the first application to transfer the received specific command to the second application regardless of whether the second application is executed, and receive an execution result of the specific command from the second application. Also, the On Demand File System Manager Module stores information of the second application read from the Package Manager Module and a received execution state of the second application. Also, in the case where execution of the second application is stopped, the On Demand File System Manager Module determines a set execution state of the second application and transfers the transferred specific command to the executed second application.
  • the On Demand File System Manager Module determines a set execution state of the second application and executes the second application to transfer the received command to the executed second application. Also, the On Demand File System Manager Module feeds back an execution result of the specific command to the first application.
  • the On Demand File System Interface Module provides an interface common to the second application and the On Demand File System Manager Module so that the second application may operate.
  • the Application Manager Module automatically executes the second application.
  • the Package Manger Module installs the second application to read information of the installed second application, and receives an execution state of the installed second application. Also, the Package Manger Module may receive a command for always executing the second application, a command for automatically executing the second application when execution of the second application is needed, or a command for receiving whether to execute the second application whenever execution of the second application is needed.
  • the Graphic Library Module can display a message on output unit 146 as to whether to execute the second application and receives a command for executing the second application.
  • the communication module 144 processes a signal transmitted/received via an antenna for voice and data communication.
  • the input unit 148 provides input data generated by a user's selection to the controller 139 .
  • the output unit 146 displays state information of the mobile terminal, a menu screen, and story information under control of the controller 139 .
  • the storage 142 may include a separate program storage for storing a program for controlling an operation of the terminal and a data storage for storing data occurring during execution of a program.
  • the controller 139 may perform an overall function of the mobile terminal Separate configuration and illustration of the controller 139 in an exemplary embodiment of the present invention is for separately describing each function. Therefore, in actual realization of a product, all or some of the functions of the mobile terminal may be processed by the controller 139 .
  • the above-described methods according to the present invention can be implemented in hardware, firmware or as software or computer code that can be stored in a recording medium such as a CD ROM, an RAM, a floppy disk, a hard disk, thumbnail drive or a magneto-optical disk or computer code downloaded over a network originally stored on a remote recording medium or a non-transitory machine readable medium and to be stored on a local non-transitory recording medium, so that the methods described herein can be rendered in such software that is stored on the recording medium using a general purpose computer, or a special processor or in programmable or dedicated hardware, such as an ASIC or FPGA.
  • a recording medium such as a CD ROM, an RAM, a floppy disk, a hard disk, thumbnail drive or a magneto-optical disk or computer code downloaded over a network originally stored on a remote recording medium or a non-transitory machine readable medium and to be stored on a local non-transitory recording medium, so that the methods described herein can be
  • the computer, the processor, microprocessor controller or the programmable hardware include memory components, e.g., RAM, ROM, Flash, etc. that may store or receive software or computer code that when accessed and executed by the computer, processor or hardware implement the processing methods described herein.
  • memory components e.g., RAM, ROM, Flash, etc.
  • the execution of the code transforms the general purpose computer into a special purpose computer for executing the processing shown herein.

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